Children Poems

GOD BLESS 

THE LITTLE CHILDREN. 

G0D bless the little children, 

Wherever they may be! 

Far out on the silent prairie, 

Down by the sounding sea— 

Like flowers in the crowded city, 

Like birds in the forest free, 

God bless the little children, 

Wherever they may be! 

Whether they walk in splendid homes, 

With satin-sandaled feet, 

Or wearily run barefooted 

Adown the busy street; 

Whether they kneel at eventide 

Beside a mother's knee, 

Or lonely sleep in orphan homes, 

Still tenderly pray we, 

"God bless the little children, 

Wherever they may be!" 

—Lillie E. Barr.